Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Chewing Gum

He lives his life the way he chews gum,
full of hope and eager to savor,
though after a time he begins to notice
that it has completely lost its flavor.

He always feels disillusioned
whenever the taste goes south,
leaving him to masticate
a rubbery dull wad in his mouth.

And yet he always puts more gum in,
though the flavor will inevitably pall.
Will he ever realize that he should
never have opened the pack at all? - Jeff Barnes

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